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Children With Cancer Not Experiencing as Severe COVID-19 as Initially Feared

Studies suggest that the majority of pediatric patients with cancer and COVID-19 experience mild disease — rather than severe disease — as a result of infection with the novel virus.
Does Larotrectinib Offer New Hope to Children With TRK Fusion-Positive Solid Tumors?

Because of the drug’s promising safety and efficacy, the first child was treated on trial only 9 months after the first adult with a TRK fusion was treated.
Recent Conference Highlights New Potential Targets for Pediatric Cancer Treatments

Advances in targeted therapy for pediatric patients were presented at the AACR Special Conference on Pediatric Cancer.

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Researchers argue that children with CML should receive different treatments than adults, which may

Pediatric Tumors Carry Higher NTRK Mutation Burden Than Adult Tumors

February 16, 2021

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Increased Mortality Risk in Patients With Cancer Experiencing the Death of a Child

November 30, 2020

In this study, a young adult was defined as an individual who was 40 years or younger.

Evolving Incidence Trends in AYA Cancers

November 25, 2020

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Role Exists for Re-Irradiation of Older Patients with Recurrent Glioma

November 10, 2020

While survival rates of pediatric patients with cancer are greatly improved, researchers and clinici

ctDNA Methylation May Identify Pediatric Medulloblastoma

November 9, 2020

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